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08.22.2012

MOST AMERICANS ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT SAFETY OF U.S. FOOD SUPPLY

Are you confident about the safety of our food? The International Food Information Council’s 2012 Food & Health Survey reveals that most Americans (78 percent)…

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Potato Industry Ponders Possible Bumper Crop
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08.15.2012

Potato Industry Ponders Possible Bumper Crop

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] What is your favorite potato recipe?  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This year’s potato crop could be substantially larger than 2011’s—up to 41…

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Lavender Thrives on Local Farm
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07.18.2012

Lavender Thrives on Local Farm

[caption id="attachment_5493" align="alignright" width="242"] Lavender farm thrives in Heber, Arizona[/caption] It might seem strange to realize that agriculture includes growing flowers, but our lavender farm…

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THE NATIONAL SEARCH FOR THE ‘FACES OF FARMING AND RANCHING’ IS ON!
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06.27.2012

THE NATIONAL SEARCH FOR THE ‘FACES OF FARMING AND RANCHING’ IS ON!

U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Kicks Off Nationwide Search to Find Top Ambassadors of Agriculture When it comes to today’s agriculture, there are many examples of…

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Happy Birthday USDA!
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06.25.2012

Happy Birthday USDA!

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] On May 15th, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…

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Celebrating the Centennial: God Didn’t Make the Land for the Purpose of One Single Species
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05.30.2012

Celebrating the Centennial: God Didn’t Make the Land for the Purpose of One Single Species

  [caption id="attachment_5134" align="alignright" width="231" caption="Wink and Molly Butler (image via AZFB)"][/caption] Arizona Farm Bureau continues its “Celebrating the Centennial” Series with the fifth article,…

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Need a Speaker for Your Next Meeting or Event?
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05.09.2012

Need a Speaker for Your Next Meeting or Event?

By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau The Arizona Agriculturalist Speakers’ Bureau is a non-profit program aimed at educating you and me about safe, affordable…

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USDA Farmers’ Market Grants Available
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04.25.2012

USDA Farmers’ Market Grants Available

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Farmers' Market Grants Available. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced Thursday that the Agriculture Department is seeking grant…

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04.04.2012

Our Celebrating the Centennial Series, Part 3

[caption id="attachment_4740" align="alignleft" width="185" caption="Cecil H. Miller, Sr 1941-1943 Image via Julie Murphree at AZFB"][/caption] Editor’s Note: Beginning in January, Arizona Farm Bureau began a…

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Take a Tour of Hickman’s Family Farms… From Home!
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04.02.2012

Take a Tour of Hickman’s Family Farms… From Home!

[caption id="attachment_4760" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Take a virtual tour of Hickman's Family Farms"][/caption] Coming soon, to a computer screen near you, you’ll be able to watch…

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Our Celebrating the Centennial Series, Part 2
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03.28.2012

Our Celebrating the Centennial Series, Part 2

[caption id="attachment_4731" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Wilbur Lunt Image via Julie Murphree at AZFB"][/caption] Editor’s Note: Beginning in January, Arizona Farm Bureau began a series of articles…

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Our Celebrating the Centennial Series
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03.21.2012

Our Celebrating the Centennial Series

  [caption id="attachment_4724" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image via Julie Murphree at AZFB"][/caption] Beginning in January, Arizona Farm Bureau began a series of articles celebrating Arizona’s Centennial…

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Arizona Agriculture is Alive and Well and Hiring
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02.06.2012

Arizona Agriculture is Alive and Well and Hiring

A recent article on Yahoo! stated that three of the top five most useless college degrees are in agriculture, which has farmers and ranchers around…

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